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St. Ignace School District Will Begin Year With Half Day Tuesday, September 2 The 2008-2009 school year will get underway for St. Ignace Area Schools students and staff Tuesday, September 2. All students, kindergarten through 12 grade, will attend a half-day session Tuesday, September 2, rather than a full day, as previously reported. Dismissal will be at 11:45 a.m. More ... LaSalle Registration Is August 27, 28 LaSalle High School in St. Ignace will hold student registration days Wednesday, August 27, for ninth and 10th grades, and Thursday, August 28, for 11th and 12th grades. Students are asked to come to the school office between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to pick up a class schedule and pay $5 for a locke... More ... US-2 Crash Claims Life of Indiana Man A traffic accident took the life of a Portage, Indiana, man Wednesday, August 13, at 2:45 p.m. on US-2 west of St. Ignace, near Cheeseman Road. An eastbound motor home crossed the centerline and struck a westbound semi-truck. The driver of the motor home, Kenneth Housler, 68, was pronounced dead ... More ...
By Paul Gingras "We're small, but we're very powerful here," said John Causley of Hessel as he scanned the Hessel Powwow grounds Saturday, August 16. Nearby, to the omnipresent beating of drums, dancers in elaborate regalia whirled around the center of the arena. More ... Fudge Fest Celebrates Island Treat Mackinac Island fudge will be the star of the show during the fourth annual Mackinac Island Fudge Festival, which will begin Thursday, August 21. The festival, which continues through Saturday, August 23, is meant to be a familyfriendly affair to close out the summer. More ... Brown Bag Fundraiser Puts Focus on Foster Children The Brown Bag Campaign is included in this newspaper issue to remind readers of the plight of children entering the foster care system, and their need for stable, affectionate, and disciplined parenting, for clothing, school supplies, transportation, and for the "extras" of childhood, such as musi... More ... Energy, Business To Top Casperson Campaign A Conversation With Tom Casperson By Paul Gingras Excessive government regulation and the effect of the energy crunch on rural communities top the list of issues Republican Tom Casperson plans to tackle if he is elected to represent Michigan's First Congressional District in the United States Congress. The first district includes all of the Upper... More ... Planners Work To Keep Historic Landmark Status Mackinac Island Designation on 'Watch' Level By Ryan Schlehuber When a panel of historic preservation experts and design consultants met with Mackinac Island city officials August 1, they agreed the city should create guidelines for remodeling historic buildings, constructing new buildings, and demolishing old buildings as the next step to preserve its Nationa... More ... Right To Life Banquet Will Be Tuesday St. Ignace Right to Life will host its 11th annual Banquet for Life Tuesday, August 26, at 6 p.m. at Little Bear East Community Center. The guest speaker will be Gayle Betz. Ms. Betz is the author of children's books, "Zinger Bug Zoe: Living with Autism," and "Zacharias Cricket: My Friend has Cer... More ... Court Reports The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace August 8, August 12, and August 13, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. The court does not distinguish between jail time to be served immediately and jail sentences that are suspended. More ... For the Record An article appearing on page 3 of the July 24 issue of The St. Ignace News, entitled "Customdesigned Music To Be Featured at Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show," should have stated Steve Northuis was the founder of Grand Craft. More ... MSU Master Gardener Classes Begin in September in Curtis Registration deadline is Tuesday, August 26, for a Michigan State University Master Gardener class planned at Curtis. A series of 10 three-hour Master Gardener classes will take place Tuesday nights from September 9 through November 11, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Erickson Cultural Center. More ... Benefit Is Planned for LaJoie Family August 23 in Barbeau A benefit spaghetti dinner will be Saturday, August 23, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Holy Family Parish in Barbeau. The benefit will be for Raymond and Mary Lou LaJoie, who recently lost their home in a fire. Admission is by donation and take-out meals are available. More ... Humane Society Hosts Garage Sale The Cheboygan County Humane Society will host a garage sale Friday, August 22, through Sunday, August 24, at the Cheboygan County Fairgrounds. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber With the summer tourist season passing the halfway point at the end of July, businesses on Mackinac Island are reporting the expected drop in traffic, although hotels are say occupancy is similar to last yea, which was a good year for most businesses. More ... Regional Non-motorized Trail Summit Is Sept. 10 The Eastern U.P. Regional Planning and Development Commission will present an E.U.P. Regional Non-motorized Trails Summit Wednesday, September 10, from noon to 5 p.m. at Lake Superior State University Cisler Center in Sault Ste. Marie. More ... Expansion of Company Near Kinross Will Bring 30 New Jobs I-75 Upgraded To Accommodate Truck Traffic Thirty new jobs will be added in Chippewa County when Superior Fabrication Company, located at the site of the former Kincheloe U.S. Air Force Base in Kinross Charter Township, adds 26,000 square feet to its current operation. The expansion will be paid for with a grant designed to make major roa... More ... St. Ignace Vesper Cruises Canceled The last vesper cruise scheduled for St. Ignace by area churches Tuesday, August 12, was canceled, say church organizers, as funding could not cover the cruise cost. The St. Ignace Ministerial Association, which charters an Arnold Line ferry for the evening cruises, said donations did not cover t... More ... Bois Blanc Township Receives $67,650 Bois Blanc Township will receive $67,650 in grants to remodel the township offices, and a public ceremony will celebrate the grant presentation Thursday, August 21, at 10:30 a.m. at the township hall on Bois Blanc Island. The grant is from United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development... More ... Volunteers Sought for Annual Bridge Walk The Mackinac Bridge Authority is seeking volunteers to help during the annual bridge walk Monday, September 1, including people to assist at the bus loading area in Mackinaw City. Those interested may contact John Rintamaki of the authority at 643- 7600 for more information. More ...
This year's Bark in the Park at St. Ignace Saturday, August 16, had a larger turnout than last year, with 37 dogs and their owners participating in the boardwalk stroll and contests. The event took place at Chief Wawatam park, near the old Chief dock, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. More ... County Courthouse Interior Will Be Painted Rick Reichlin of Reichlin Painting of Cedarville will paint the inside of the Mackinac County Courthouse for $22,500, pending a successful check of his references by the Mackinac County Board of Commissioners. The commission, which met Thursday, August 14, also hired Glashaw Electric of St. Ignace... More ...
This dog, now named Foxy, was tied to a short leash and abandoned near the Mackinac County Animal Shelter on Cheeseman Road in St. Ignace Wednesday, August 13. A reward is offered for information about the incident, said George Ford of the Mackinac County Animal Aid Association. Mackinac County Anim... More ... Rudyard History Book Available The Rudyard Historical Society has just published an addendum to the Centennial history book. Titled "Rudyard, 125 years, 1883 - 2008," the book is softbound and has 164 pages. It was published for Rudyard's 125th anniversary at Summer Fest in July. More ... Automated Toll Gates Added at Sault's International Bridge Automated toll gates and new digital-message signs have been installed for all toll lanes to help customers move through the International Bridge toll plaza safely and quickly. The bridge connects Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. More ... Albany Trail Ride Will Benefit Northern Michigan Camp Quality The registration deadline is Sunday, August 31, for the second annual Albany Trail Ride, which will take place Saturday, September 13, at The Albany on M-134 in DeTour. Registered riders need to sign up by 9 a.m. More ...
At the International Ironworkers Festival in Mackinaw City Saturday, August 9, Cheryl and Terry Blaskowski of Hebron Township posed next to a motorcycle they had built for their son, Sergeant First Class Matthew Blaskowski of Cheboygan, who was killed in active duty in Afghanistan September 23, 20... More ... Experiential Retailing Will Be Topic of Sault Workshop An Experiential Retailing and Marketing Workshop is designed to benefit all retail business owners Monday, September 15, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Best Western in Sault Ste. Marie. The cost is $40 per person. More ... Timber Harvesting Provides a Certain Measure of Control By Bill Cook Upper Peninsula Extension Forester Michigan forests represent a mind-boggling range of diversity. Levels of diversity vary in time and across the landscape. Disturbance is a crucial component of diversity, and timber harvest provides a measure of control of where and how disturbance occurs. More ... City Council Seeks Advice on Four Charter Conflicts By Karen Gould Four conflicts remain between the St. Ignace City Charter and city operations and now city leaders are seeking advice from the Michigan Municipal League on how to proceed. More ... Three Lakes Lay Academy Offers Classes at Zion Lutheran Church Classes will be offered for Christian adults this fall at Zion Lutheran Church in St. Ignace. The Three Lakes Lay Academy, a cooperative Lutheran and Presbyterian ministry, will host two new classes for Christian adults seeking to deepen their faith and knowledge of the Bible and the church. Clas... More ... |
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